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Victim's family faces killer in court again

A Cincinnati man who admitted he killed a woman in 2000 was in court after a technicality brought him back before a judge.

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Updated: 6:37 PM EDT Aug 28, 2013

Victim's family faces killer in court again

A Cincinnati man who admitted he killed a woman in 2000 was in court after a technicality brought him back before a judge.

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Updated: 6:37 PM EDT Aug 28, 2013

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WEBVTT a family. And I don't know howmuch my family can take - he'salready destroyed us.")EMOTIONS BOILING OVER TONIGHT...AS THE FAMILY OF A WOMANMURDERED MORE THAN A DECADEAGO...FACES HER KILLER ONCEAGAIN.THE 25-YEAR-OLD MOTHER GUNNEDDOWN BY HER EX-BOYFRIEND... ANDLEFT TO DIE IN A CAR... WITH HER7- YEAR-OLD IN THE BACKSEAT.TODAY HER KILLER WAS OUT OFPRISON.. AND SITTING IN COURT ONA TECHNICALITY.WL-WT'S ANDREW SETTERS SPOKE TOTHE VICTIM'S NOW-GROWNDAUGHTER... WHO SAYS THERE IS NOROOM FOR MERCY OR FORGIVENESS.(Andrew Setters) ("The family ofCassandra Betts never wanted tobe back here at the HamiltonCounty court house but that'sexactly where they foundthemselves today, staring acrossa court room once again at TonyRinger.")(Barbaranne Irving, mother ofCassandra Betts) ("It's thesystem. It's the justice system,and I think it needs to change.I think victims need to havemore rights.") TONY RINGERAPPEALED HIS 21 YEAR SENTENCE.BECAUSE SOME LEGAL BOILERPLATEABOUT HIS POST- RELEASE CONTROLWASN'T READ DURING HIS ORIGINALHEARING, THE APPEALS COURT SENTHIM BACK HERE. FOR CASSANDRA'SFAMILY, HIS LEGAL RIGHTS FEELLIKE ANOTHER VICTIMIZATION(Barbaranne Irving, mother ofCassandra Betts) ("I'm hurt,I'm pissed It's terrible to seehim again after 13 years andthen to see that he has theright once again to continue todo this.")IN DECEMBER OF 2-THOUSAND RINGERSHOT AND KILLED CASSANDRA BETTSIN HER CAR. HER 7 YEAR-OLDDAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR TOO, ANDSTAYED THERE ALL NIGHT.TODAY, JUSTYCE MARTIN CAME FACETO FACE WITH TONY RINGER AGAINSHE HOPED THE NEXT TIME SHE SAWHIM WOULD BE ON HER TERMS, TOASK HIM WHY.(Justyce Martin, daughter ofCassandra Betts) ("I was 7 yearsold. I'm 19 now and everybodyhas told me the reason why hedid it, but I've never got theexplanation from him. I've nevergot to talk to him personallymyself.")(Justyce Martin, daughter ofCassandra Betts) ("I have hateto him. I have anger to him. Ihave written to myself that Iwanted to kill him, but I'm notbecause I'm not that kind ofperson. But, I don't like him.I'mdisgusted, I have shed tears andeverything. I'm never going toforgive him.")AND IT'S NOT OVER. JUDGENADINE ALLEN REALIZED THISMORNING THAT SHE KNEW CASSANDRABETTS AND HER FAMILY. BECAUSE OFTHAT, THE CASE MUST BEREASSIGNED TO ANOTHER JUDGE.(Andrew Setters) ("Now they mustreturn sometime in the next fewweeks for this hearing toresentence Tony Ringer. From theHamilton County courth house,Andrew Setters, WLWT NewsFive.")YOU CAN WATCH ALL OF JUSTYCEMARTIN'S COMMENTS.. UNEDITED..ON WLWT-DOT-COM. TONY RINGERIS SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE IN20-22.. ON AUGUST 19TH...THAT'S CASSANDRA BETTS BIRTHDAY.

Victim's family faces killer in court again

A Cincinnati man who admitted he killed a woman in 2000 was in court after a technicality brought him back before a judge.